FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
Your business.
Your next chapter.
Explore a sale with clear financial thinking, a confidential process, and a plan that reflects what you want to achieve.
A SALE STARTS WITH UNDERSTANDING
Make the important
decisions first.
Your price expectations, timing, and priorities should shape the process—not follow it.
What earnings will a buyer evaluate?
Distinguish owner benefit, management costs, and supported adjustments.
Build your earnings ↗What would you receive at closing?
Separate headline consideration from debt, fees, holdbacks, and deferred payments.
Plan your proceeds ↗What should you prepare now?
Identify the records and transition issues that need attention.
Check your preparation ↗THE SALE PROCESS
From first question
to next chapter.
The sequence is clear. The timing depends on your business, the buyer, and the work still to be done.
Confidentiality is a process.
Discuss anonymous marketing, buyer screening, NDAs, and staged disclosure before sensitive documents are shared.
Start with your objectives
Talk through why you are considering a sale, your preferred timing, and what matters beyond price.
Review earnings and preparation
Organize financial records, clarify proposed adjustments, and identify issues that deserve attention before marketing.
Prepare confidential materials
Agree on what can be shared anonymously, what requires an NDA, and how sensitive information will be controlled.
Qualify and approach buyers
Evaluate interest, fit, and funding. Release information in stages as the process develops.
Compare offers and coordinate diligence
Consider cash at closing, contingencies, financing, seller obligations, and diligence findings with your advisors.
Plan closing and the handover
Coordinate the agreed next steps with legal, tax, accounting, and financing professionals.
START WITH A CONVERSATION
You don’t need
a finished data room.
For an initial discussion, know your business type, approximate scale, owner role, and reasons for exploring a sale. Agree on a secure sharing method before providing private financial documents.
Prefer to book a call first? ↗What happens after an inquiry?
Your existing seller inquiry goes to Jaken Equities through Jotform. The next step is to discuss your goals and whether the service is a fit. Submitting an inquiry does not list your business publicly.
COMMON OWNER QUESTIONS
Know what
to expect.
Will my business be publicly identified?
Agree on the confidentiality process before marketing. Anonymous summaries, buyer screening, NDAs, and staged disclosure help control when identifying information is released.
What does representation cost?
Fees and scope are established in a written engagement. Ask about success fees, minimums, any upfront amounts, expenses, exclusivity, and termination or tail provisions before signing.
How long does a sale take?
Preparation, buyer search, financing, diligence, and closing each affect timing. There is no guaranteed sale date. Read the timeline guide.
Is a calculator result a valuation?
No. Calculator results are educational scenarios using your assumptions. A business-specific assessment needs financial records, comparable evidence, asset scope, and transaction context.
Can I prepare even if I am not ready to sell?
Yes. Start by organizing records, documenting owner roles, reviewing contracts and leases, and discussing your objectives. Use the preparation checklist.
FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
Make your next decision with better information.
Start with reviewed guides on value, preparation, confidentiality and offer terms.
Explore the owner decision guides ↗YOUR BUSINESS. YOUR NEXT CHAPTER.
Let’s make the
next move a clear one.
Talk through your goals, timing, and the questions you want answered before making a decision.